Gazeuse!
| Gazeuse! | ||||
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Studio album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong | ||||
| Released | Late 1976 | |||
| Recorded | September 1976 The Manor Studio | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock[1] | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Dennis MacKay | |||
Pierre Moerlen's Gong chronology | ||||
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Gazeuse! (French for 'Sparkling!', 'Fizzy!' or 'Effervescent!') is the seventh album released under the name Gong and the de facto debut album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong. It was released in late 1976. The title was changed to Expresso for the U.S. release.[2]
The album features an all-instrumental jazz-driven sound,[1] notable for the prominent use of vibraphone, which has little to do with the psychedelic space rock of Daevid Allen's Gong, even though the two bands share a common history. Although the album was issued by Virgin Records under the "Gong" name for contractual reasons, and the name "Pierre Moerlen's Gong" would not be adopted for a couple of years, the lineup involved and the nature of the music are that of the Moerlen-led band.
Writing credits are split between Moerlen and guitarist Allan Holdsworth, except for the final track, which is by early Magma and Flying Teapot bassist Francis Moze.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Expresso" (Pierre Moerlen) – 5:58
- "Night Illusion" (Allan Holdsworth) – 3:42
- "Percolations (Part I & II)" (Moerlen) – 10:00
- Side two
- "Shadows Of" (Holdsworth) – 7:48
- "Esnuria" (Moerlen) – 8:00
- "Mireille" (Francis Moze) – 4:10
"Shadows Of" is a reworking of Allan Holdsworth's "Velvet Darkness" from his 1976 album of the same name.
Personnel
Pierre Moerlen – drums, vibraphone, marimba, timpani, glockenspiel
Didier Malherbe – tenor sax, flute
Allan Holdsworth – guitars, violin, pedal steel
Mireille Bauer – vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, toms
Benoît Moerlen – vibraphone
Francis Moze – fretless bass, gong, piano
Mino Cinelu – percussion
References
^ abc Ross Smith, David (2011). "Gazeuse! - Gong | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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